This new release from Affetto Records features fantastic renditions of timeless masterpieces, Presented by Grammy-nominated violinist and former MET Opera concertmaster (the first and only woman to ever hold the job) Elmira Darvarova and internationally acclaimed pianist Shoko Inoue. Clara Schumann’s magnificent Three Romances Op. 22, Beethoven’s immortal “Spring” Sonata, and Cesar Franck’s universally beloved Violin Sonata in A Major are interpreted here with breathtaking excitement, immense passion and marvelous poetry. An unusually intense and deep artistic connection between the two instrumentalists brings out the multifaceted dimensions and sparkling brilliance of these eternally beautiful gems.